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National writer: Why SMU will be one of the best rebounding teams in the country

The SMU Mustangs includingforward Markus Kennedy (5) celebrate a win against the UC Irvine Anteaters in the second half of NIT First Round Men's Basketball action at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas on Wednesday, March 19, 2014. (Brad Loper/The Dallas Morning News)

Just yesterday, SMU head coach Larry Brown said his Mustangs needed to play more like the San Antonio Spurs.

“Forward Markus Kennedy is clearly the best rebounder on the team, leading the Mustangs with 7.1 per game last season,” he wrote. “Kennedy had 16 games with eight or more boards and Yanick Moreira was the only other player who registered double-digit rebounds in a game. That, however, doesn’t mean that SMU is lacking.

“Because coach Larry Brown uses up to 11 players in his rotation, only Kennedy stood out. But the Mustangs are good as a team on the boards because they have so many contributors. They enjoyed a plus-4.8 advantage on the boards last season and return 81 percent of their rebounding.”

The addition of Texas Tech transfer Jordan Tolbert, if eligible, should help the Mustangs as well. Tolbert averaged 10.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game last season.

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